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D minor/major 7th (DmM7)

DRoot
Fmin 3
APerf 5
C♯Maj 7

Dark and dramatic. Minor triad with major 7th. Used in jazz and film scores for tension and sophistication.

Notes
DFAC♯
Formula
1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7
Type
Seventh chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe23112345

DmM7

D minor/major 7th, Open

Bass
D, the root
Root
D
Strings
D G B e · open
  • DRoot
  • Fm3
  • AP5
  • C♯M7

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes

Why a minor/major 7th chord sounds the way it does

D+3 fretsF+4 fretsA+4 fretsC♯

Stacked from 3 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More D chords

Same root, other colours

Dm7Dm9Dm6Dm11

Chords in the key of D minor

What DmM7 usually sits next to

i · Dmii° · E°III · Fiv · Gmv · AmVI · B♭VII · C

Close relatives

Relatives of D minor

  • FRelative major of D minor
  • DParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other mM7 chords

Same quality, every root

CmM7C♯mM7DmM7E♭mM7EmM7FmM7F♯mM7GmM7A♭mM7AmM7B♭mM7BmM7
01

Root

D
02

Quality

mM7

4 notes: a triad plus a 7th. Jazzier, wants to move.

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try D7 →

Why a minor/major 7th chord sounds the way it does

D+3 fretsF+4 fretsA+4 fretsC♯

Stacked from 3 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe23112345

DmM7

D minor/major 7th, Open

Bass
D, the root
Root
D
Strings
D G B e · open
  • DRoot
  • Fm3
  • AP5
  • C♯M7

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes
04

Where to go next

More D chords

Same root, other colours

Dm7Dm9Dm6Dm11

Chords in the key of D minor

What DmM7 usually sits next to

i · Dmii° · E°III · Fiv · Gmv · AmVI · B♭VII · C

Close relatives

Relatives of D minor

  • FRelative major of D minor
  • DParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other mM7 chords

Same quality, every root

CmM7C♯mM7DmM7E♭mM7EmM7FmM7F♯mM7GmM7A♭mM7AmM7B♭mM7BmM7
D minor/major 7th